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It is very important to study the scriptures


It wouldn't be bad if you didn't have statues, but it has become indispensable to have Buddhist texts which deal with the structured path to train our mind. If you have Buddhist texts, read them for yourselves and to friends... ...>

A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva


Last night at the Temple we have returned to study "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life" by Shantideva. I really like the part in the Guarding Alertness chapter about practice, mindfulness and fears: "Those who wish to guard... ...>

Radiant Buddha


The Radiant Buddha said: Regard this fleeting world like this: Like stars fading and vanishing at dawn, like bubbles on a fast moving stream, like morning dewdrops evaporating on blades of grass, like a candle flickering in a strong wind,... ...>

Suffering and self


I do not desire suffering; yet fool I am, I desire the cause of suffering! - Shantideva All the violence, fear and suffering that exists in this world comes from grasping at "self". What use is this great monster to... ...>

The happiness of others


All those who are unhappy in the world are so as a result of their desire for their own happiness. All those who are happy in the world are so as a result of their desire for the happiness of... ...>

Ego


Ego is the absence of true knowledge of who we really are, together with its result: a doomed clutching on, at all costs, to a cobbled together and makeshift image of ourselves, an inevitably chameleon charlatan self that keeps changing,... ...>

Making offerings


Making offerings is a way of collecting unbelievable merit. By offering to the Guru and to disciples of the same Guru, one collects more merit than making offerings to the Buddha, Dharma, Sangha as well as numberless statues, stupas and... ...>

Faith should not be blind, says Dalai Lama


Bodhgaya, Bihar (India) -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has urged his followers to practise faith with reason, saying that it should not be blind. "Buddhist faith must come from analytical meditation. Analyse using our intelligence maximum way, throughout... ...>

Do not


Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything because it is found written in your religious books. Do... ...>

Our buddha nature has an active aspect


Our buddha nature has an active aspect, which is our "inner teacher." From the very moment we became obscured, this "inner teacher" has worked tirelessly for us, tirelessly trying to bring us back to the radiance and spaciousness of our... ...>

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